English
abalienate
Abalienate comes from Latin abaliēnātus ‘alienated, estranged, having been alienated’, from alius ‘other, another’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-1‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos1‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljos1‘another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalius2‘other, another’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnus2‘foreign, alien’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnō2‘alienate, estrange’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnō2‘alienate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnātus2‘alienated, estranged, having been alienated’perfect passive participle of abaliēnō
- Englishearliest quotation 1698abalienate2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin alius
- 2 Wiktionary, English abalienate
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1698, A voyage to the East-Indies: “[…] serves for nothing else than to abalienate the…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-Wiktionary, Latin alius‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyosWiktionary, Latin alius‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljosWiktionary, Latin alius‘another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliusWiktionary, English abalienate‘other, another’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnusWiktionary, English abalienate‘foreign, alien’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnōWiktionary, English abalienate‘alienate, estrange’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnōWiktionary, English abalienate‘alienate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnātusWiktionary, English abalienate‘alienated, estranged, having been alienated’perfect passive participle of abaliēnō
- Englishearliest quotation 1698abalienateWiktionary, English abalienate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1698, A voyage to the East-Indies: “[…] serves for nothing else than to abalienate the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, element, ultra, ultimate, elder, ellen, outrage, altitude, ou, alumni, alter, altar, alt, qualification, alpine, adolescent, alto, abolish, alias, alum, auld, proletariat, alp, alimony, ulterior, retaliate, coalesce, exalt, foetal, althea, aad, eld, altimeter, withal, 57 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
through Proto-Italic *aljos ‘another’
alternate, adultery, altruism, altercation, alternation, 18 more
through Latin alius ‘other, another’
through Latin aliēnus ‘foreign, alien’
through Latin aliēnō ‘alienate, estrange’
Today it means
verb To make another's that which was once yours; to transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “abalienate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin alius. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / abalienate